Mar-7

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Feb-28

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

Topic: Mike on Twitter

  • Another Shashin bug fix – this one for Google auth servers outside the US – v2.6.2 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shashin/ #
  • I did a makeshift conversion of my office desk to a standing desk, but this guy is really taking it to the next level http://bit.ly/bYzdf3 #
  • http://twitpic.com/15r367 – For the first time in 11 years, my records are out of storage. Re-inaugurated my record player with Icicleworks! #
  • I'm also impressed all my stereo equip still works. It's 20 yrs old and hasn't been used for 10. Now I just need to get some real speakers. #

Feb-21

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Feb-14

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Topic: Mike on Twitter

  • Here comes the double dip http://bit.ly/b0Vqcc see last 4 paragraphs for the punchline (the author is the former chief economist at the IMF) #
  • @apgwoz sorry for the late reply – I have fallen far and fast: I didn't even know Caprica was on. #
  • The Snowpacalypse II snow is, so far, half as deep as Snowpacalypse I, but twice as wet and heavy, so just as much work to shovel #
  • Another winter I'm not at the Sapporo Snow Festival :-( http://bit.ly/aAo7sp And here are my pics from the 07 festival http://toppa.com/c1u3 #

Feb-11

2010

Relocating to Planet Hoth

Topic: Kai & Eidan: 2010

The boys enjoying planet HothThe boys enjoying planet Hoth
The boys enjoying planet Hoth07-Feb-2010 23:09SONY DSC-W55, 5.2, 18.9mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 100

The new skill I acquired these past few days is how to participate in a snowball fight and shovel the driveway at the same time. After getting pelted mercilessly for several minutes, it finally dawned on me that I had a shovel full of snow (I can be a little slow sometimes).

With all the wind, we lost a 6 ft. long piece of metal flashing where the back wall of the house meets the flat roof. No sign of leakage so far. I’ll just have to keep my fingers crossed while the snow melts.

The word is this is a once in a lifetime snow event for the Philadelphia area. As you can see in the pictures, the boys are making the most of it.

Eidan enjoying the snowpocalypse
Eidan enjoying the snowpocalypse07-Feb-2010 04:37SONY DSC-W55, 10.0, 12.4mm, 0.01 sec, ISO 100
The wind created interesting drifts
The wind created interesting drifts07-Feb-2010 05:14SONY DSC-W55, 7.1, 6.3mm, 0.0125 sec, ISO 100
If I hadn't brushed up against the car and exposed a headlight, you could have mistaken it for a snow drift
If I hadn’t brushed up against the car and exposed a headlight, you could have mistaken it for a snow drift07-Feb-2010 04:47SONY DSC-W55, 7.1, 6.3mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 100
Thick snow on the tree branches
Thick snow on the tree branches11-Feb-2010 04:41SONY DSC-W55, 4.5, 14.3mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
The birch tree in our back yard
The birch tree in our back yard11-Feb-2010 05:30SONY DSC-W55, 7.1, 6.3mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 100
The boys enjoying some blue snow balls (blue is ok, just not yellow)
The boys enjoying some blue snow balls (blue is ok, just not yellow)11-Feb-2010 06:09SONY DSC-W55, 5.2, 18.9mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 125
The boys enjoying some blue snow balls (blue is ok, just not yellow)
The boys enjoying some blue snow balls (blue is ok, just not yellow)11-Feb-2010 06:09SONY DSC-W55, 5.2, 18.9mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 100
Trees in our neighbor's yard
Trees in our neighbor’s yard11-Feb-2010 06:59SONY DSC-W55, 2.8, 6.3mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 100
Did you know that Eidan is only 8 inches tall?
Did you know that Eidan is only 8 inches tall?11-Feb-2010 07:00SONY DSC-W55, 7.1, 6.3mm, 0.0125 sec, ISO 100

Feb-7

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Topic: Mike on Twitter

  • Over 3,000 words about ramen in Tokyo. It all sounded so good, it almost made me cry http://bit.ly/bc7qUY #
  • Scheduled a job on my web site 3200 times. Oops. WordPress stores all cron data in 1 db field as 1 big serialized array- was a pain to fix #
  • Forgot to tweet this earlier: I'm giving a WordPress presentation at noon for Penn's CMS group – Huntsman Hall, F-50 – open to all #
  • Good to know drawing a circle in the dirt around yourself protects you from sea bears *and* smoke monsters #spongebob #lost #
  • Bet you didn't know I'm an expert on speed sailing ;-) http://bit.ly/9mL6tT It's actually my cousin's book- couldn't resist ordering a copy #
  • Looks like the blink tag is still alive and well http://snowpocalypsepa.com/ (or, at least, a javascript version of it) #
  • http://twitpic.com/11rv3j – Eidan enjoying the snowpacalypse #

Feb-6

2010

Where am I?

Topic: Family and Friends

While I’ve been sporadically tweeting, I haven’t blogged much for a while. I also haven’t made much progress recently with Shashin updates. The culprit is my new job. I’ve been at it a month now, and I’m enjoying it. But it’s exercising parts of my brain that are out of shape, so I haven’t had the mental energy for blogging when I get home. We’re also hiring for two open positions, which means I’ve been spending a lot of time in interviews, so I’ve been taking some of my other work home.

After the interviews are done, and we’re no longer short-staffed, and after I whip the flabby parts of my brain into shape, I’m hoping to return to my usual blogging.

Jan-31

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Topic: Mike on Twitter

  • Maria's in DC all week, for a fellowship with CSIS http://csis.org/ – she was invited by Michael Green, who served on Bush's NSC #
  • The "Toppa" candies are back for exam season in Japan http://bit.ly/cKkzUL (and my post from a couple years ago http://toppa.com/pd6z ) #
  • @hakjoon We might come to DC the 1st weekend in March. I'll keep you posted. Maybe I'll bring the snow with me then too. #

Jan-24

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Topic: Mike on Twitter

Jan-17

2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

Topic: Mike on Twitter